Posted on 04/28/2023 12:51:25 PM PDT by grundle
There were warning signs of trouble before the crash. Authorities had been involved with the family as long as nine months ago when cops and child welfare were alerted after the kids were spotted begging in a Connecticut shopping plaza, a police report obtained by The News shows.
Child welfare agents had already met with family members, including several of the children who perished, weeks before the crash “based on an alleged incident that occurred in New York,” officials previously said.
After interviewing several of the children, no further actions was deemed necessary.
Authorities said 16-year-old Malik Smith, who didn’t even have a learner’s permit, was at the wheel of the rented 2021 Nissan Rogue with no adult on board when he failed to navigate a curve of the Hutchinson River Parkway just north of the Mamaroneck Road exit at about 12:20 a.m.
The doomed SUV hit a boulder and struck a tree before bursting into flames.
Malik died in the crash along with his cousins: Anthony Billips Jr., 17, Zahnyiah Cross, 12, Shawnell Cross 11, and Andrew Billips, 8. A lone survivor, 9-year old Abraham Billips, managed to escape through the broken lift gate glass.
A GoFundMe created by the Derby parents to raise money “to help bury our children” has taken in $67,557 in donations.
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Gypsies begging people for money are a pest in Greece too, at least they were the last time I was there. It's easy to see why they are unpopular.
Going cashless is all fun and games till you come up on Chrystia’s radar...
I’d carry small-denomination bills from Zimbabwe!
;)
Yeah, right? I’ve got a $10 bill in my junk drawer I’ve been meaning to spend but never get around to it.
Oddly enough, I do have €40 in my wallet, folded up in a corner where it’s remained untouched since 2012.
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